Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-18
EOUIVOCATINC ON The TARIFF
President Cleveland's Message
Written to Please New York.
A pRoTEcTIoNIsT AsToNIsHED
The Committee on Rules Dakota and
the Dcmocrats-AM Mormon Scheme
Other Bits OF Gossip From
the Capital.
Empty Halls.
WASHINGTON BUREAU THE OMAHA BEE,
5l3 FOURTgENTU ST..


5l3 FOURTEENTH ST,
WASHINGTON, ID. G., Dec. II.
One could hear the echoes from his foot
falls in any part Of the capitol to-day. Nei-
ther house of congress was in session and
few members Of the senate were about their
seats. Senator Allison was with the senate
committee on finance, explaining his bill TO
prohibit undervaluations in imports, while
MIR. Dorsey Of Nebraska, was paying visit
70 Speaker Carlisle, who was in his private
room fixing up his committees. The speaker
and Mr.. Dorsey are the warmest personal
friends. They have lived at the same hotel
for two or three years, often go TO the theater,
and their wives hold Joint receptions.
THE spEAKER's PERPLEXITY.
Speaker Carlisle is the busiest man in
Washington. 1t ~ould not seem very hard
thing for one to do, this making up of about
forty committees, in view of his long expe-
rience and personal acquaintance, but when
one reflects that he has 425 men to select
from and that nearly everyone is asking for
places of specific nature, and thousands OF
outside people are writing, wiring and going
to him personally, and that he must take into
consideration most of these requests and sug-
sessions, it will be seen that he has much to
conjure over. He said to day that he would
house meets on Monday and it is understood
that it will consist of the speaker as chair
man, which is usual, and Messrs Randall OF
r Pennsylvania, Mills of Texas, Reed OF Maine,
and ConnOr of Illinois.
- CONGRESSIONAL FORECAST.
When the committee is announced there
{ may be some squabbing over propositions
which are to be presented to it for consldera-
81 ton. The principal of these is the require
tnent that the committee on appropriations
3 shall make all of its report before March.
Some members would reduce the time TO the
ist or middle of February. This would, if
y adopted, enable the house to get all the ap-
Z preparations out of the way and have clear
deck for miscellaneous business by April at
: ihe farthest. Heretofore the committee has
/, held back its report till May or June for tine
purpose of controlling legislation, as bills
from that committee have the right OF way
and can push all others off the floor at any
time. 1t is probable that after the committee
pm rules is announced there will be a call Of
The states and territories for an introduction
e, of bills. But there will be no work of i'm
portance by congress till after the holiday
recess. The senate on Monday will un-
doubtedly concur in the joint resolution
passed yesterday by the house, providing for
adjournment for the holidays on Thursday,
b the 22d to Wednesday, January 4.
l.. DAKOTA AND STATEHOOD.
.G = Delegate Clifford said to me this afternoon
:. the effort which will be made by the Demo
Gratis in the house to admit Dakota as a whole
- SsN>s A~AS-' ,'..N>
- would avail nothing.
Ill 1--WE prefer to stay out of the union," said
he, ''to coming in as whole. We prefer di-
Vision on an east and west line to statehood,
because there is no sympathy between the
north and south portions of the territory. !
presume the house will pass bill to admit
the whole territory as state, but further
legislation by congress will be required as
the democrats would not give us complete
enabing act. The senate bill offered by Mr..
y Harrison in the last congress will again pass
That body, providing for division and the ad
mission of the southern half, and presume
the thing will end there, as the senate ought
not to be party to the imposition of the in
Justice the democrats in the house propose
r. THE DYE-PLYMALE LAND CASES.
f, Secretary Lamar to-day rendered Il dccis-
Ion in the case of Alvin Dye VS. Lenne F.
Plymale, involving quarter section of land
In the Grand Island district. The decision
of the land commission is approved with
modification. The secretary holds that the
defendant should be allowed to make new
Proof; that, her filing having expired, she
will be permitted to submit such proof, show
ing compliance with the law, within sixty
days after notice of the decision.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE TARIFF.
President Cleveland is straddling the tariff
Question. A democratic member of congress
who represents a tariff protection district
went to him to-day and pointed out why ht
could not vote for the radical reforms recon-
mendcd in the message to congress. H(
Gould not, he said, vote for free wool. The
president was u good deal exercised at the
Interpretation made of his language and tax
lpg out his message, informed the member
that there was nothing in it which contem
plated free wool or free anything else, tha
Only tariff reform" was intended, an,
that nothing very radical was expected Th,
president said that he had been almost force,
py the people in New York to write the mes
Sage he sent to congress, and that if the part.
under the dome would pass any kind of
tariff bill it would satisfy him. The membe
was very much astonished at the president
/ apology and explanation.
THE CURTAIN DROPS
Miss Lucy Horton, who exhibited symp
y,toms of insanity mt theatre on Tuesda
might, was committed to the asylum this at
ternoon. She is suffering from emotional in
Insanity and was takon over in the polio
ambulance.
UTAH MUST REFORM HERSELF
asked Representative Bynum of Indiana
Ahis afternoon, whether he believed the hous
*ould pass bin admitting Utah to the unio
Of states ut this session. Mr. Bynum ca
give very good reflex of the sentiment o
The house, as he is one of the most active il
bis party He sald mo, / do not thin
u Utah will come into the union Of states TO
probably a number of years, and will te
You why. The demand for admission to state
hood is made by the Mormons, and there i
behind it deep laid Mormon trick | hay
NO doubt the Mormons would very readil
consent TO have n provision in their constitu
tion declaring polygamy TO be a crime an
prohibiting it in the state, but they very we
know that such provision in the constltu
tion, unless it is backed by moral sentimeu
and force, would be perfectly idle, and witt
out effect. A constitutional provision is nC
selfacting or selfcnforcing. A state const
tuition cannot fix penalty fora crime. Their
must be enactments by the state Legislature
OF course, after Utah became state, n
though it declared in its cOnstitutio
nganst poygamy the legislature and affail
ofthe state would be in tho hands of Mo
mons and poygamists and they would refus
80 pass laws to carry out the provision
their constitution. This would make all II
requirements and provisions of congress
dead letter. Utah must purge herself Of h,
sins before she can hope to be a state, 81
must show that she is able to reform herse
and means to be filter us a state than II teri
tory bcforeI would be willing to vote for h
change of condition"
AT this point in the conversation M
Breckenridge, of Kentucky, who is one
Che oldest aud most influential democrats
the house, was asked by Mr.. Bynum If
did not take the same view of the stuatio
Mr. Breckenridge said "You are right
your diagnosis of the case. There is just o.
way to overcome the objection, and that
for congress to adopt Randolph fuckers pr
posed amendment TO the constitution of Z
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